CHARTING NOSTROMO… Memories of Nostromo: Darrell's story 25 Apr 2019 10:00:393 Apr 2020 21:42:15 W-Y TRANSMITTAL PROTOCOL 1809246(09)/DC >> BEGIN TRANSMISSION... On September 30, 2017, The Nostromo Files launched “Memories of Nostromo,” a guest essay series. As I write these words, I realize that…
FRIENDS OF THE NOSTROMO FILES… Nostromo tees. 22 Sep 2018 18:41:463 Apr 2020 21:45:46 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Now, here's an obscure T-shirt that even a dedicated Nostromo fan will appreciate! A nod to Brian Wyvill (aka BLOB), who created the original…
ART… Samples, from The Nostromo Files. 14 Feb 2017 20:02:323 Apr 2020 21:59:23 <INTERFACE 2037 READY FOR INQUIRY> Astro-cartography proceeds apace here as I work to update The Nostromo Files website. Striving for that "wonderfully retro" look, with which the site has been praised, sometimes…
FILM… “Equatorial orbit nailed”: the story behind the computer animations of ‘Alien’. 21 May 2016 22:51:503 Apr 2020 21:59:43 The retro-futurist design aesthetic of Ridley Scott's Alien lends authenticity to the depiction of the commercial towing vehicle, Nostromo, that veteran of untold ore-processing runs in the service of Weyland-Yutani's…
